GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| hardy | bold |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |